Hand bag and similar receptacle



May 9, 1933. N. OTT|NGER 1,907,657

HAND BAG AND SIMILAR RECEPTACLE Filed Oct. 28, 1931 INVENTOR UNITE STATES NATHAN OTTINGER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

F ICE HAND BAG AND SIMILAR RECEPTACLE Application filed October 28, 1931. Serial No. 571,609.

This invention relates to hand bags and reinforced and provided with the internal similar receptacles, and has for its primary lining sheet 7 of silk or fabric. The opposite object and purpose to provide a hand bag ends of the bag between these side walls are with simple, effective and easily operated closed by the bellows folds of leather indil means for securely closing the same, and cated at 8. To the outer side of the back wall 5b whereby the use of metal knobs, clasps and 6 of the bag a horizontally disposed hand similar latching devices may be dispensed strap or loop 9 is suitably attached at its opwith. posite ends.

It is a more particular object of the inven- The front wall 5 of the body of the bag 10 tion t0 provide the front Wal] 0f the hand bag Wl'llCll comprises WO relatively thin Sheets 60 at its upper edge and on the outer side thereof leather, has its upper end portion turned of, with a narrow downwardly opening outwardly and downwardly as at 10, and pocket adapted t0 receive a foldable reinsecured at opposite ends thereof to the side forced closure flap provided on an extension edges of said body Wall to form a downwardof the rear wall of the hand bag, which is ly opening pocket 11 extending across subfeldable over the Open top 0f the bag. stantially the entire width of the bag. The

It is another general object of my inventwo leather sheets of the back wall are tion t0 provide a Closure means for hand bags stitched together at their longitudinal edges as above characterized which may be easily to provide an ornamental seam indicated at 0 operated to open or close the bag, and which 12. 7

will enable such hand bags to be produced in The back wall 6 of the hand bag embodies a great variety of ornamental and attractive a reinforcing sheet of cardboard or other forms. suitable material shown at 13, which ter- With the above and other objects in view, minates at its upper end at the upper edges the invention consists in the improved hand of the end walls 8, the leather and the lining bag, and in the form, construction and relasheet of this back Wall being extended betive arrangement of the several parts, as will yond said reinforcing sheet 13 to provide the be hereinafter more particularly described, part 14 adapted to fold over the open top illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and of the bag. In spaced relation to the reinsubsequently incorporated in the subjoined forcement 13, said extension is provided with claims, l a relatively narrow reinforcement sheet 15 In the drawing wherein I have disclosed which is adapted to overlie the pocket-formone simple and practical embodiment of the ing extension 10 of the front wall of the bag. invention, and in which similar reference The section of the rear wall extension which characters designate corresponding parts is provided with the reinforcement 15, is throughout the several views,- preferably tapered or inclined inwardly at Figure 1 is a front elevation of my imits opposite ends as at 16. Beyond this part proved hand bag showing the same open; of the rear wall extension, the latter termi- 40 Fig.l 2 is a similar view showing the hand nates in the closure Hap 17, which preferably 90 bag closed; is provided with a curved or rounded edge Fig. 3 is an end elevation; 18, and also with the reinforcing sheet 19,

Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional which is spaced from the reinforcement 15 view taken on the line 4 4 of Fig. 2, and to thereby provide the freely flexing unrein- Fig. 5 is a fragmentary elevation showing forced part 20. aslightly modified form of the device. To the outer side of the closure Hap 17 Referring in detail to the drawing, the at the approximate center thereof, a suitable body of the hand bag having the front and tab or finger piece 21 of leather or other rear or back walls 5 and 6 respectively, is consuitable material is securely attached and 50 structed in the usual manner of leather or projects beyond the fold 20.

other ornamental flexible material suitably In the use of ahand bag as above described,

to close the open top thereof, the back Wall extension is folded forwardly and downwardly over the open top of the bag until the curved edge 18 of flap 17 bears against the outer surface of the front wall 5, below the pocket 11. By then applying an inward pressure against the projecting end of the tab 21, said curved edge 18 of the liap 17 rides freely on the surface of the wall 5, as the closure flap 17 folds upwardly into the pocket 11, as shown in Fig. l of the drawing. Thus, as indicated in F ig. 2, the part of the back wall extension of the bag having the reinforcement 15, is securely held in closely folded relation upon thepart 10 of the front wall 5, which forms the outer side wall of the pocket 11. In this manner, the closure extension of the rear wall of the bag is securely retained in its folded closed position so that the accidental opening of the bag and loss of its contents are prevented. This result is obtained without the use of any metal parts in the bag Construction, such as knobs or co-operating clasp elements on the upper edges of the bag walls. Also, it will be apparent that such a bag closing means readily lends itself to the production of hand bags of this type in a great variety 0f novel and ornamental forms.

In Fig. 5 of the drawing, I have shown the part of the closure extension of the rear wall having the reinforcement 15 of a somewhat diiferent form, so that its end edges 16' extend nearly in parallel relation to the end edges of the wall 10 of the pocket 11. The flap 17 is ofcourse of corresponding greater width and therefore, when disposed in the .pocket 11, extends along substantially the y entire lower open edge thereof.

II have herein described and illustrated a preferred and practical embodiment of my present improvements, although it is to be understoodv that in the further development of the invention, the essential features thereof may be suitably embodied in various other alternative structural forms.l Accordingly, the privilege is reserved of resorting to all such legitimate changes therein as may be fairly considered as within the spirit and .scope of the invention as claimed.

I claim:

Y 1. A hand bag comprising a body having front and back walls of flexible material, said front wall at the top of the bag having an outwardly and downwardly folded part secured at its ends to said wall, and providing a downwardly opening pocket on the outer side thereof, said back wall of the bag having an extension at its upper end foldable over the open top of the bag, and part of said extension being reinforced and relatively rigid to overlie the downwardly folded upper end part of the front wall of the bag, andsaid extension in spaced relation to said reinforced part thereof terminating in a reinforced relatively rigid closure flap foldable upwardly against the front wall of the bag into said pocket to retain said back wall extension of the bag in its closed position.

2. A hand bag comprising a body having front and back Walls of fiexible material, said front wall at the top of the bag having an outwardly and downwardly folded part secured at its ends to said wall, and providing a downwardly opening pocket on the outer side thereof, sai-d back wall of the bag having an extension at its upper end foldable over the open top ofthe bag, and part of said extensionv being reinforced and relatively rigid to overlie the downwardly folded upper end part of the front wall of the bag, and said extension in ,spaced relation toy said reinforced part thereofterminating in a reinforced relatively rigid closure `flap foldable upwardly against the front wall ofthe bag into said pocket to retain saidback wall eX- tension of the bag in its closed position, and a comparatively rigid finger tab fixed to said closure flap, and having a free end portion projecting beyond the iexible connection between said liap and the first named reinforced part of said back wall extension ofthe bag, and whereby said iap may be manipulated and positioned Within or removed fromsaid pocket.

3. An article of the kind described-coniprising a body 0f flezn'ble material forming a pocket open at its top and vhaving front and back walls, va flexible part extendinghorizontally across the outer side ofy said front wall at the upper end' thereof and connected with said wall at its opposite ends and upper edge, the lower edge of said part being free to provide a downwardly openingpocket on said front wallhaving a closed upper end, said back wall having a closure extension Aat its upper end foldable over said open-v, top of the article andprovided-with a relatively vfoldable flap at its free end,-a finger tab secured to the outer face of said flap and extending transversely across the central portion thereof to stiffen Iand reinforce the same, whereby said flapmay be manipulated an-d folded upwardly beneath the free edge of said flexible part and closely confined thereby against said front wall to retain said extension ofthe back wall in its closed position. A

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I have signed my name hereto. 

